Phantom stations reanimated – Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet of the UMP party has commissioned a series illustrations displaying how one of the city's so-called ghost metro stations might be transformed.

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Phantom stations reanimated – The arresting images include a swimming pool, theater, restaurant and sculpture area (pictured) in the Arsenal metro stop which has lain idle since 1939.

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Phantom stations reanimated – A proper underground scene? An artists impression of a nightclub in the Arsenal metro station in Paris.

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Phantom stations reanimated – The mock-ups were produced by Parisian firms Oxo architectes and Laisné Architecte. If elected, Kosciusko-Morizet says she will ask Parisians for their own ideas on how to spruce up the metro stations.

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Phantom stations reanimated – There are 16 so-called ghost stations beneath the streets of Paris. Some can be found in the heart of the city, such as those at Champ de Mars and Croix Rouge.

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, the center-right candidate of the UMP party, has commissioned a series of arresting illustrations displaying how Arsenal, one of the city's so-called ghost metro stops, could be used.

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If she becomes mayor, Kosciusko-Morizet has said she will ask Parisians for their own ideas on how to transform the vacant the subterranean spaces.

Alongside the aquatic and artistic options, which have been created by the Paris-based firms Oxo architectes and Laisné Architecte, the mock-ups also include images of the station being converted into a theater and a restaurant.

In total, there are 16 disused metro stations beneath the streets of Paris with most closed between the 1930s and 1970s. A small number were also built but have never been used.